22 June 2012 - To commemorate the 151st birthday of Philippine national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal, the Philippine Embassy in Oslo, headed by Ambassador Bayani S. Mercado, together with special guest Secretary Imelda M. Nicolas of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas, formally launched the Embassy's Rizal Reading Room on June 19.
Dr. Rizal's revered and famous twin masterpieces, Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, can be viewed and read in Rizal's original handwriting in Spanish. A collection of Rizal's other works and his biography are also available at the Embassy's newly launched Reading Room.
Aside from Rizal's literary works, other Filipiniana books and coffee table books about the Philippines, among other reference materials, can be read in the Chancery upon request.